Aryan (name)

Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in India and Iran. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit (ārya) meaning "noble and educated". In the Anglosphere, the name has negative connotations to many due to the Nazi racial theories about the superiority of the so-called Aryan race and modern usage of the term by white supremacist organization Aryan Nations.

Given name

 * Arian Hametaj (born 1957), Albanian footballer
 * Arian Çuliqi (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter
 * Aryan Kaganof (born 1964), South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist
 * Arian Leviste (born 1970), American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ
 * Ariyan A. Johnson (born 1976), American actress, director, dancer and choreographer
 * Aryan Vaid (born 1976), Indian model
 * Arian Moayed (born 1980), Iranian-born American actor and theater producer
 * Aaryan Sigdel (born 1981), Nepali Film actor
 * Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer
 * Ariyan Arslani (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson
 * Arian Foster (born 1986), American football player
 * Aaryan Krishna Menon (born 1986), Indian actor, screenwriter and director
 * Aryantaj Tajbakhsh (born 1990), English professional footballer
 * Aryan Pandit (born 1990), Indian actor and model
 * Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992), Indian actor
 * Arian Kabashi (born 1996), Kosovan footballer
 * Arian Kabashi (born 1997), Swedish footballer
 * Aryan Tari (born 1999), Norwegian chess grandmaster.
 * Aryan Bora (born 2000), Indian cricketer
 * Aryan Chopra (born 2001), Indian chess prodigy
 * Aryan Juyal (born 2001), Indian cricketer
 * Arian Moreno (born 2003), Venezuelan footballer
 * Aryan Prajapati (born 2008), Indian child actor
 * Aryan Rajesh, Indian film actor
 * Aryann Roy, Indian actor
 * Arián Iznaga, Cuban Paralympian sprinter

Surname

 * Praskovia Arian (1864–1949), Russian and Soviet writer and feminist
 * Ghamar Ariyan (1922–2012), Iranian researcher and author
 * A. V. Aryan (1924–2007), Indian politician
 * Abdul Rashid Arian (born 1941), Afghan politician
 * Marc Aryan (1926–1985), French-Belgian entertainer
 * Asher Arian (1938–2010), American political scientist
 * Bruce Arians (born 1952), American football coach and former player
 * Khadijeh Aryan (born 1954), Iranian Scholar
 * Jake Arians (born 1978), American football player
 * Arman Arian (born 1981), Iranian author, novelist and researcher
 * Pan Parag Ravi Aryan (born 1985), Indian actor
 * Kartik Aaryan (born 1990), Indian actor